Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-17

Learning that George w. Sssson had
retained from g business trip 70 San
Francisco, . reporter Of the Pogr-lN
rKLLIoENoER called upon him yesterday
10 obtain anything Of interest he might
have TO impsFt fer the readers Of this
journal Mr.. ssetson had not yet re-
moved bis city clothes and pot on his
working dads" but be was found in
the mill, covered with savdoss from
head 10 foot. As soon e. the reporter
could get bis attention he called him to
one side and made bis eFrAnd known.
"All right" said Mr.. Stetson. task
yonr questions, and will anaWor them. !"
RspoRter-First tell me about your
reported Ieassof the WhAtcom saw mill.
Mr.. Ststson-fou may say that the
Stetson 4 Post Mill Company has
leased the Whaieom saw mill for q
period Of three years, and took charge
OF 10 en- ThuFsday OF this week. Terms
Of lease private. shall 70 down there
a. sson Is ! can get away and put tue
mill In running order, bat We viii not
start 10 up until good weather. Logs
are 90 high nov 10 dent pay TO run any
risk ia losing them by tovaRe.
"Why did you lease shat millf' asked
the reporter.
Mr.. Stetaon-ShoFlly after We intro
duoed oar lumber In the California mar
keta erdeFa commenced coming ia at
such q rate that found We ooald not
OIL them with onF Seattle mill, and a.
We were ne, quite ready TO increase the
capacity OF our mill ws conoluded 20
lease for three years, and Ia the mean
sime We can enlarge and increase the
oapaoity Of our Seattle mill just ~ We
see at. We have orders ahead now from
San Francisco, Los Angeles and San
Diego.
Reporter Do VOC contemplate any
immediate changes In your Seattle mill
Mr.. Stetson-- Yes; We have just received
a band saw aud appliances 90 take the
place Of our double circulars. This b md
saw, and the machinery which gees with
ID, we're built for Us, and when tn posi-
tion will cost about $1,000. After We
had ordered this new machinery | had
some doubts about 10 working 10 this
timber, as the experiment had never
been tried on the sound; 80 while in
California this trip ! vent up into the
Sierra Nevada nOuntAin where one of
A4AA--HANAA
and after investigating the workings
OF the band saw there, ! concluded II
vas the proper thing. and that We had
made no mistake In ordering one 70
take the place OF our double circulars,
We can cot lost A. much lumber with
tbs band saw as with the circulars. and
OF a much better quality, besides the
saving OF savdast. The loss by saw
a =. =. s.,aIl - aaanakhinsE anOF-
nous. Why, beteeen the bark. SAP and
sawdast, uuder the present system OF
misunderstanding lumber, there ~ not
much left. Besides the loss OF the tim
Der which Is converted into savdust by
the circulars, we have toe question Of
eiiaposinR Of this saw3ust 20 contend
With, which threatens at no distant day
70 be a very annoying aud expensive
question 10 be solved. Il has already
proved 90 al some Of tie larger mills.
RepoFter-How soon do yOu expect 70
have your band saw il eperatiool
Mr.. Stetson-We are At work unpaok-
ing il, and getting the various pieces
where they belong a. present, and vii
shut the mill dovn and pat it IN posi-
tioa &c soon a. Se get the bark Oolafs-
bia loaded. | hope 90 have u running
In three weeks. THIS band was manu-
faesured foe Us By L1adsn, Berry a
Orion OF Philadelphia, whO warrant q
10 give perfect Satisfaction. hr. PtIdsli
here IL the representative OF the nFm.
He came oua win the mtil, and viii
supeFiutend putting 10 IN position and
standiaR q up. II q comes up 10 the
eaArantee Of the flrm Of eourss ue will
be pleased. The band saw IL seven
inches vide, and everything connected
With it has she appearance OF being
strong and veil built
Thanking Mr.. Stetson for the tnfoF-
nation tAe reporter Withdrew.